CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police say a missing 7-year-old girl was found by city employees Tuesdayafternoon in the search for her in the 1500 block of North Marion Street Extension in Carbondale.

Police say Patrice D. Dotson was reunited with her family and taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale to verify her wellbeing.

Dotson was last seen at about 6 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of West Cherry Street in Carbondale.